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Bahrain: UPDATE- Trial of Ali Abdulemam and 10 other human rights defenders adjourned until 11 November posted on: 2010/10/29

On 28 October human rights defender Ali Abdulemam and 10 other defenders were put on trial in Manama, Bahrain charged with being part of an alleged “terrorist network”. All of the defendants denied such charges. All but one of the defendants claimed that they had been tortured during their period in detention. The trial was adjourned until 11 November.

Western Sahara: UPDATE - Trial of seven human rights defenders adjourned until 5 November 2010 while lawyers and observers were harassed posted on: 2010/10/19

Front Line has received the following update in relation to the case of seven Western Saharan human rights defenders including Mr Ali Salem Tamek, Mr Brahim Dahane and Mr Ahmad Anasiri.

Yemen: UPDATE Trial of human right defender Mr Salah Yahya el-Saqladi adjourned for final ruling posted on: 2010/03/30

Front Line has received the following update in relation to journalist and human rights defender, Mr Salah Yahya el-Saqladi in Yemen. On 22 March 2010, Salah Yahya el-Saqladi and two other journalists, Mr Fu’ad Rashed and Mr Ahmed Al-Rabezi, were brought before the Special Penal Court (which acts as the State Security Court) charged with “disturbing public order" and "inciting hatred through their writings on Internet websites”.

Yemen – UPDATE – Trial of human right defender Mr Salah Yahya el-Saqladi adjournedposted on: 2009/12/10

On 7 December 2009, Journalist and human rights defender, Mr Salah Yahya el-Saqladi, and two other journalists, Mr Fu’ad Rashed and Mr Ahmed Al-Rabezi, were brought before the Special Penal Court (acting as the State Security Court) where they pleaded not guilty to the charges that they “disturbed public order and incited hatred through what they wrote on internet websites”. The defence team asked the court to transfer the case to the specialised court as this court is not specialised in media matters. A security force prevented journalists and human rights defenders from holding a protest sit-in near the court building. The court adjourned the case until 20 December 2009.

Bahrain: Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja trial adjourned - UPDATEposted on: 2009/03/11

The hearing case against human rights defender and Front Line Protection Coordinator, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, has been adjourned until 14 April 2009. The travel ban preventing him from carrying out his human rights work has however not been lifted.